Don’t Drop the Soap Wes!

In a bit of celebrity prison news Wesley Snipes will be heading to the clink. He was just sentenced to three years in prison for not filing tax returns (for more than one year in a row). Judge William Terrell Hodges sentenced Snipes earlier Thursday in an Ocala, Florida courtroom. While some people sat shocked making whimpers and gasps, Snipes sat without reaction during the verdict.

According to prosecutors, Snipes owes about $41 million in taxes and will be serving one year for every year that he did not file or pay his taxes. Snipes looked for leniency in his time of need and had many people write letters of support for him during this trying time. Stars such as Denzel Washington and Joe Brown of television Judge Show fame wrote in letters on his behalf.

Woody Harrelson, who has starred in multiple movies with Snipes including Wildcats, White Men Can’t Jump, and Money Train had only good things to say about Snipes. In his letter he wrote, “Wes continues to encourage and challenge me to be the best man I can be by being a constant friend.”

Snipes was acquitted of the more serious crimes of trying to defraud the government, but will still do time for the years that he did not file. It was not said when he would need to report for sentencing.

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